Shut The F*ck Up What can someone like me, a person trying to learn spin and go strategy, offer anyone in the way of advice? Not much. I dabble in low stake games to make a few bucks and pass the time. I need some spin videos so I can learn the correct strategy. I’ve…

Some of you may recognize my name from tables (slobaks on PS), I am one of the few players that managed to get SuperNova Elite status (the highest VIP level on Pokerstars, worth over $100,000) on Pokerstars last year by playing 30$ avg stake. Not many players in the world managed to achieve this feat. In fact, I think I…

The literal definition of the word according to Wikipedia is “the feeling of dissatisfaction that follows the failure of expectations or hopes to manifest”. I added this to show a point, the constant feeling that tends to appear from time to time after we lose a big pot, make a mistake and so on. The…

A little about myself I’ve got 2 kids and another one soon, I work a full time IT job and am american, so the time I have for grinding is not as much as I’d like. I took up Jackpot SNGs recently (spin and go tournaments on American-friendly Black Chip Poker) and have been trying to…

As defined in our poker terms section, balancing ranges in poker is having a similar number of value hands and bluffs in your range in each specific situation. A simple example is in situation where you 3bet from the SB against a BTN raise. If the only time you ever do this is with your…

In poker, each hand tells a story. It is your job as a poker player to become a master both at story telling as well as at calling bullshit on the stories your opponents will try to tell you, especially in Spin & Go tournaments. In poker this is known as “ranging”. The way to do…

If you have read our previous Poker Theory blog post you may understandably believe position to be the most important aspect of succeeding at poker, but the reality of the matter is that if position is King then aggression is the Supreme Overlord. Because while understanding the power of position is an essential aspect of…

There are very few things more important to becoming a strong poker player than understanding the power of position in poker. Perhaps you’ve witnessed this phenomenon for yourself in a low-stake cash game; a couple of inexperienced players will just call the big blind as opposed to raising (aka limp) from early position and the…

Here is a comprehensive list of some of the common poker terms you will hear at the tables as well as in our poker strategy videos. Position: your position at the table relative to either thebutton or the other players at the table. UTG: Under The Gun, the player directly to the right of theBig…